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Why I love photography
In my time as a retired person, I have taken maybe at this point, thousands of pictures. From trips to nature to soccer games and all other grandkid adventures, I have been filling up two external hard drives with things I find interesting. Photography can tell stories that other mediums cannot. It captures a moment…
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To Contemplate
Every-s0-often I come across pictures that my first reaction is: ‘I wish I would have taken that photo. Here are three that I have seen recently. James Finley from the Center for Contemplation and Action (Richard Rohr’s group) wrote this: ““To contemplate” means to observe carefully, to pay attention. Throughout the day, things catch our eye and…
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Mountain living
When we moved here a year and a half ago, we survived our first forest fire in Big Bear. Not to be out done, winter is here and viola: It is a record setting snow storm. Searching for the car It must be here somewhere I did it! I found the car.
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This is how I remember it
Entry 14 1960 at the ripe old age of 10, I had my first foray into politics. Mom and Dad were completely nuts about the man they had both shook hands with and I was there to help. I had the proverbial little red wagon and I had it decorated with “Vote for Kennedy” hand…
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More from Beijing
We visited with our dear sweet ‘daughters’: Xinyi; Chen and Jing. Along the way we renewed our friendship with Xinyi’s friend: Yu. Denise and Chen at the Beijing Olympic Village turned into a water park. One of my favorite pictures of the entire trip. Two important workers hard at work on a sidewalk project. Jing…
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Whale Watching out of Newport Beach
Denise, and I took our good friend Stephanie whale watching on December 8th. We went out of Newport Beach and hugged the coast which is a main migration route between Alaska and Mexico. We were treated to 3 different species of whales. A Pacific Gray, a Great Minke and this ‘big dude’ a Humpback. I…
